Table 2.
Associations between vitamin B12 and clinical, glycemic, lipid and metabolic profiles.
| Parameters | Coefficients of Correlation (r) | |
|---|---|---|
| Children (N = 224) | Adults (N = 140) | |
| Age (years) | −0.192 ** | 0.022 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | −0.132 | 0.006 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | −0.105 | 0.089 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | −0.207 ** | 0.050 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | −0.211 ** | 0.116 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | −0.119 | −0.029 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | −0.102 | −0.071 |
| Insulin (IU/mL) # | −0.248 ** | −0.118 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.261 ** | −0.156 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) # | −0.104 | 0.041 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.010 | 0.177 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.139 * | 0.030 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.046 | 0.117 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) # | −0.130 | 0.060 |
| Adiponectin (mg/mL) # | 0.054 | 0.036 |
| Resistin (ng/mL) # | −0.160 ** | 0.248 ** |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) # | −0.062 | −0.242 ** |
Note: Data presented as coefficient (r); * denotes significance at 0.05 level; ** denotes significance at 0.01 level; # log transformed values.